Teaser of the Year!

holy crap!! I never even clicked this thread when it first started. i thought-Teaser? ehh I hate teasers.



Now, i start seeing all the little comments and sarcasm in some other thrads, i read this and then read through the lambo site thread.



wow is all I can say. As an amateur detailer, it's just another reminder to myself not to ever think/pretend that I'm something that I'm not. I make a little money on the side and I've worked on some luxury cars (not exotic). I don't charge astronomical amounts because frankly, I want to be fair to the customer.



this was very entertaining but mostly unfortunate for the lambo owner and also for the young guy for how this all turned out.
 
Jakerooni said:
Again Dave is absoultly SPOT on here. :woot2: I've been doing this for over 14 years now and I still learn something new every season. I still aspire to "master" a technique. And I didn't learn any of it from reading a forum or watching videos. You don't get in shape by "watching" work out videos LOL
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Same here. 15 years full time in April of this year. I learn something new pretty much every day.
 
Scottwax said:
Same here. 15 years full time in April of this year. I learn something new pretty much every day.
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Wow, being 19 I hope that I can amass HALF of the knowledge that you and many of the other great detailers on this website have stored up, but I just read the Lambo forum and I dont really know what to say... I have only been detailing for about two years and like you I learn something new every detail, but I can not seem to find out how this guy even managed to burn that trim if he had taken the proper safety precautions that you should always take when polishing a car. I suppose he did not take those precautions, and I feel sorry for those guys who got involved on that lambo forum. They shouldnt have had to defend themselves from some crook who did not know what they were doing...
 
^^it's one thing to burn the trim because mistakes happen (I've done it once lightly on a BMW, never again) but when you charge thousands of dollars for the detail, then mess up and run... well then you deserve all the hate
 
lecchilo said:
^^it's one thing to burn the trim because mistakes happen (I've done it once lightly on a BMW, never again) but when you charge thousands of dollar for the detail, then mess up and run... well then you deserve all the hate
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agreed. fully.
 
Jakerooni said:
I still aspire to "master" a technique. And I didn't learn any of it from reading a forum or watching videos. You don't get in shape by "watching" work out videos LOL
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This needs to be the quote of the year!!! Funny and a very true statement.
 
lecchilo said:
^^it's one thing to burn the trim because mistakes happen (I've done it once lightly on a BMW, never again) but when you charge thousands of dollars for the detail, then mess up and run... well then you deserve all the hate
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Some of you actually charge thousands for a detail? I hear more people talking about price on this Lambo...how much exactly are we talking?
 
ihateswirls said:
Some of you actually charge thousands for a detail? I hear more people talking about price on this Lambo...how much exactly are we talking?
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I was actually speaking more about Holden than myself or others but I have done a few details for over $1000. Many on here regularly charge that... for this lambo I think it was up there as his price sheet said over $3-4000 for that service... not sure though
 
Jakerooni said:
The guy charged $4000 for that lambo detail in case you missed it.
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That cannot be right, where does it mention that? Perhaps the $4000 included the trim replacement???



:lol
 
P1et said:
That cannot be right, where does it mention that? Perhaps the $4000 included the trim replacement???



:lol
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Nope $4000 was the price of the detail alone it was another $6000+ for the trim replacement bringing the total to over $10,000 for the detail and cost to fix it.
 
Jakerooni said:
Nope $4000 was the price of the detail alone it was another $6000+ for the trim replacement bringing the total to over $10,000 for the detail and cost to fix it.
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I would have done it for $3,000.00 and the trim would not be damaged plus I live in Central FL as well.:think:
 
$4000 was the price of the job. The trim I believe was $6000 because it was all piece of the window and installation.



He was charging what a real experienced pro charges to do true actual correction which he thought he knew a lot about and thought was easy. I know he spent a lot of time on the job, but I think it was to fix his mistakes.



I am sure he was a great detailer with a lot of passion and took pride in what he did when detailing, but when it comes to true actual 100% paint correction and taking the gloss to the max level, while insuring that nothing will return, this is where you REALLY need to know what you are doing and must have a LOT of experience.
 
The amount of work done (3 step correction) could have been done for less then 3k IMO, probably 1000. The owner thought he was getting me, and I live in central FL as well.
 
Ryan has it nailed. I think 4k for a 3 step paint correction is ridiculously crazy. I think that this work could be mimicked anywhere from 800-1200. When I inspected it the amount of compound residue left on the paint was crazy!
 
TH0001 said:
Ryan has it nailed. I think 4k for a 3 step paint correction is ridiculously crazy. I think that this work could be mimicked anywhere from 800-1200. When I inspected it the amount of compound residue left on the paint was crazy!
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I am sure if he only charged that little then the owner would not have cared as much about the price for the job that was done to it, minus all the damage. Your right, $4000 for only a 3 step is crazy.



I think some guys just see, WOW if I polish expensive cars like that I can charge that much. In reality, we charge an hourly rate so for $4000 that means we put over 70 long hard hours into it.
 
rydawg said:
I am sure if he only charged that little then the owner would not have cared as much about the price for the job that was done to it, minus all the damage. Your right, $4000 for only a 3 step is crazy.



I think some guys just see, WOW if I polish expensive cars like that I can charge that much. In reality, we charge an hourly rate so for $4000 that means we put over 70 long hard hours into it.
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I couldn't have said it better. :2thumbs:
 
rydawg said:
I am sure if he only charged that little then the owner would not have cared as much about the price for the job that was done to it, minus all the damage. Your right, $4000 for only a 3 step is crazy.



I think some guys just see, WOW if I polish expensive cars like that I can charge that much. In reality, we charge an hourly rate so for $4000 that means we put over 70 long hard hours into it.
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I agree.. even though I can't command $75/hr (yet), you have to BUILD to that point. You can't go out and expect to be perfect, and bill that much unless you have YEARS of experience.
 
d00t said:
I agree.. even though I can't command $75/hr (yet), you have to BUILD to that point. You can't go out and expect to be perfect, and bill that much unless you have YEARS of experience.
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I think you missed the point... it's not about being able to charge a certain amount for your services, rather charging that amount simply based on what car you're detailing... like charging $70/hr for a lambo and $40 for a Honda... either way the guy screwed up big time and it's unfortunate some of his clients will never, or not for a long time, hear of this and keep giving the ******* business. :hairpull
 
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